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FILE- This Friday, Feb. 22, 2008 file photo shows celebrity chef Paula Deen as she waits to make an appearance on the Today Show in Miami Beach, Fla. Deen recently announced that she has Type 2 diabetes. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter, file)

TAMPA, Fla. — B.J. Daniels threw for 232 yards and three
touchdowns, and South Florida rebounded from two subpar defensive
performances to frustrate No. 20 West Virginia in a 30-19 victory
Friday night.

BOGOTA — In a private, low-key ceremony, the U.S. ambassador and
three Colombian ministers signed a pact Friday giving American
personnel expanded access to military bases in this drug-producing
country, a deal that Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has called a threat to
the region's security.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Residents of some Western and Plains states
were digging out Friday after an early blast of snow. Meanwhile,
heavy rain and winds that toppled trees, power lines and church
steeples lashed parts of the South, leaving three people dead.

MANILA, Philippines — The fourth typhoon to lash the Philippines
in a month brought pounding rain and winds to the eastern coast
today as it barreled toward Manila along the same path as an
earlier storm that left the capital still partially submerged.

SONOMA, Calif. — John Cook shot a tournament-record 10-under 62
Friday to take a three-stroke lead over Tom Watson and Phil
Blackmar after the second round of the Champions Tour's
season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.